Buzz Rankings: 10/29.

This Week, The Dividends' Eminem Collaboration Really Paid Off.

Each week, we take a survey of the local music scene and try to determine which acts in town are really putting in work and seeing it pay off. Which bands have the most intriguing shows coming up? Which bands are getting the most press around town? Which bands have accomplished the most notable feats of late? Based off these criteria, our music writers submit a list to be weighted and compiled into a master list revealed each week in this here space. We like to think it's fairly revealing. Check out our previous Buzz Rankings here.

Less than 24 hours after we pointed out how impressed we were with the fact that Eminem's upcoming The Marshall Mathers LP 2had yet to leak, the damn thing went and leaked.

Oh, well. We're not complaining. The early look at the album gave die-hard Eminem fans and curious local music devotees the first look at The Dividends' work on the album's opening track, “Bad Guy.” Co-written by the group's Symbolyc One and Sarah Jaffe — and featuring Jaffe's distinctive vocals on the hook — the track also marks the first full song we've heard in full from the group.

Whether or not Jaffe ends up blowing up as a result, the song, at least for now, did serve to earn some tremendous shine for The Dividends — especially locally. While, individually, the group's members have combined to earn the top spot in our weekly Buzz Rankings nine different times, this marks the first time The Dividends have officially landed the No. 1 position.

Cory Graves is the Associate Editor at Central Track. He enjoys not only writing about Dallas and its local music scene, but being a part of it as a member of the band Vandoliers. Courtney Love once referred to him onstage as “my fucking therapist,” which he immediately put on his resume.